SmackDown Recap: September 11, 2018

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WWE SmackDown Recap: September 11, 2018

S18 episode 37 Aired on September 11, 2018

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Brie Bella and Maryse’s one-on-one showdown quickly turned into a chaotic brawl when Daniel Bryan and The Miz got involved. Elsewhere, WWE Champion AJ Styles and Samoa Joe delivered personal messages to each other ahead of their title clash this Sunday at the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.

With Jeff Hardy wanting to “cleanse his soul” prior to his clash inside Hell in a Cell with Randy Orton this Sunday, The Charismatic Enigma looked to settle his unfinished business with United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in non-title action on SmackDown LIVE.

Hardy’s pent-up aggression was evident from the start, as the daredevil stormed out of the gates, bringing an early onslaught to The King of Strong Style despite Nakamura’s attempts to stall. As the match wore on, Nakamura was able to ground Hardy with his smothering and impactful offense, but Brother Nero flat out refused to quit.

In the pivotal moments, Hardy appeared to be closing in on a victory when The Viper suddenly struck from out of nowhere, and threw Hardy off the top rope. Orton then began a brutal assault on The Charismatic Enigma that saw him smash his head into the ring steps repeatedly and then grab a steel chair and laid Jeff out with several brutal shots. The Apex Predator would not stop there though, attempting to lay Hardy out with an RKO, but Hardy was able to counter, give Orton a taste of his own medicine with the steel chair and then lay him out with a Twist of Fate and Swanton Bomb respectively.

Advantage Hardy.

Five days before she defends her SmackDown Women’s Championship against former best friend Becky Lynch at the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event, Charlotte Flair strapped in to prove a point to The Irish Lass Kicker by taking on the fiery Sonya Deville on SmackDown LIVE.

Flair and Deville duked it out while Mandy Rose watched on from ringside. Despite Mandy attempting to trip The Queen, Charlotte maintained her focus and withstood Sonya’s explosive strikes before trapping The Jersey Devil in the Figure-Eight Leglock for the tapout victory.

The Queen couldn’t celebrate for long, however, as she was suddenly ambushed by a mysterious assailant during her walk back up the ramp. The “fan” soon revealed herself to be Becky Lynch, who delivered several punishing haymakers before trapping the titleholder in the excruciating Dis-arm-her. Over the past several weeks, the opportunistic Irish Lass Kicker has been seeking any advantage possible heading into to Sunday’s title bout. And tonight? She succeeded.

Brie Bella and Maryse took centerstage just days before they teamed up with their husbands Daniel Bryan and The Miz in Mixed Tag Team action at the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event this Sunday.

Set to compete in her first singles match in seven years, Maryse seemed hesitant to engage with Brie, constantly stalling and bailing from the squared circle. Finally, Brie grabbed the microphone, called Miz’s Mrs. a coward and goaded her to get into the ring.

However, The A-Lister (who was at ringside, along with Bryan) took great exception to Brie calling his wife a coward. An irate Miz ranted that The “Yes!” Couple would have to wait until the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event to see them again. Miz & Maryse began to take off, but Brie ran down Maryse and brought her back to the ring.

After each Superstar landed a few haymakers, Brie trapped Maryse in the “Yes!” Lock, but Miz grabbed Brie’s leg and yanked her out of the ring to give Bella the disqualification win. The “Yes!” Man immediately pounced on his rival and started raining fists on The A-Lister. With The Beard continuing to hammer away, Miz tossed Bryan out of the ring right onto an unsuspecting Brie outside.

The chaos would continue with Maryse and Brie brawling once again, and Brie soon claimed the upper hand. Left alone with a furious Bryan and Brie, Miz caught another right hand from Brie Mode before Bryan clotheslined him out of the ring… and this was just a small taste of what’s to come on Sunday.

In other action … AJ Styles coldly addressed Samoa Joe … Rusev Day def. The Bar to earn the right to challenge for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at WWE Hell in a Cell … and Andrade “Cien” Almas def. R-Truth.

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Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Daniel Bryan and The Miz in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

R-Truth and Carmella in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Shinsuke Nakamura and Jeff Hardy in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Rusev, Aiden English, and Sheamus in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Shinsuke Nakamura and Jeff Hardy in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Aiden English and Rusev in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in the September 11, 2018 edition of "WWE SmackDown Live."

WWE SmackDown Live: September 11, 2018

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